❗Полное видео спора в Белом доме между Зеленским, Трампом и Вэнсом без перевода. Подписание сделки, ради которого Зеленский приезжал в Вашингтон, было сорвано после этой перепалки

tag team = a pair of people working together
to tag-team = to work together on something

on (his) own turf = on his territory, на своем поле

lambast = criticize harshly

и еще в копилку синонимов argument:

smackdown = a bitter contest or confrontation

to strong-arm = to force to do something

Давайте не про актуалочку, а о вечном, о Шекспире

Do you know all the phrases? ⬆️

A nice and joking way to say thank you to your stylist/hairdresser:

To prop up this rig

Prop up - support

Here she means that they helped to style her

Rig - generally means equipment

Here she means herself 😃

A new vlog!

Интересная видовременная форма - do be taking

Как ее понимаете?)

A nice and very formal word

read (something), typically in a thorough or careful way

The extract is from a captivating book by Andrew Thomas, Atlantis From Legend to Discovery

The title speaks for itself, and I know that many will find such reading ridiculous.

Its Goodreads rating is just 3.47 because what the author presenrs as a proof doesn't always sound convincing or scientidic enough.

Anyway, I recommend it as a quality reading for a day or two, especially if you're also a fan of the lost civilization theory 😁

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A sneak peek into smth I'm going to announce soon!

arm's length - классная идиома, обозначающая:

1
a distance discouraging personal contact or familiarity
2
the condition or fact that the parties to a transaction are independent and on an equal footing

The manager tries to keep an arm's length relationship with his subordinates

An arm's-length relationship between buyers and suppliers is usually advisable

Arm’s-length bodies (ALB) are a specific category of central government public bodies that are administratively classified by the Cabinet Office. There are three types of ALB:

An executive agency (EA) is a clearly designated unit of a central government department. It is administratively distinct, but legally remains a part of it. It focuses on delivering specific outputs within a framework of accountability to ministers.

A non-departmental public body (NDPB) is a body which has a role in the processes of national government. It is not a government department but operates at arm’s length from ministers.

A non-ministerial department (NMD) is a government department in its own right, but does not have its own minister. However, it is accountable to Parliament through its sponsoring ministers

clandestine = kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.

I'm almost 37, I've been with English since 1995, and I'm not ashamed to admit that I still learn new (and very basic) words.

Today I discovered that this thing is tweezers. No idea how I happened not to know it before.

swing and miss

It comes from baseball, when the player swings the bat but doesn't hit the ball.

Figuratively, it means "a failed attempt" or "something that was unsuccessful